Limbo flamenco
So I’m still in limbo, waiting for my fate to be decided by someone in Madrid (or wherever they decide who gets to come and go from Spain…). In the meantime, I float in limbo, listening to podcasts and music, writing, taking pictures, working…
Here is the perfect limbo-music, a new “nuevo flamenco” group, who are from Terrassa, I believe. Thanks to loyal reader chocolatina for pointing them out to me. The good news is that you can download their tracks for free, if you sign up with Atrapalo (ah, there’s always a catch — if you don’t want to do that, you can just listen to the songs on the band’s website in a Flash player)… Anyhow, the group is called D’Callaos (official website here)… The Atrapalo offer (link may expire, I suppose…) can be found here. What you’re signing up for is to be notified when other “up and coming” groups are being promoted, and get their music before it’s released in a big way…it also offers them a chance to see from what parts of Spain (or the world!) interest is coming from, so they can plan tour dates…
Anyhow, I love the music (the band logo design is nice, too). It’s reminiscent of Ojos de Brujo, a bit (a number of rumbas)…well, actually more like Chambao. Most songs are less frenetic than OdeB, a bit more melancholic, which suits my mood these days just fine. Give ‘em a listen — personally, I love it!
P.S. If you’re in Madrid on Oct. 14, go see them live!